Differential diagnosis is process of weighing probability

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As a teenager, Mauricio had always tried to live up to every standard (academic, religious, familial) that was placed upon him. Before every exam, he lined up his pencils, erasers, and notebooks exactly the same way, each two fingers apart. He felt a strong urge to complete this task because if he didn't, he would fail his exam. His classmates thought it was funny and one day, a boy sitting next to him purposely knocked his pencils to the floor. When this occurred, Mauricio was certain he would fail and became suddenly, very ill, excusing himself to the bathroom where he vomited his lunch. As the years progressed, his habits increased. He was too afraid of being a failure at work and the only thing that gave him confidence was arranging his desk the same every day, tying the same knot in his tie, and readjusting his seat ten times exactly. His dating life was a mess; no woman could deal with his oddities at home-rearranging cutlery, turning light switches on and off . . . and this left him lonely and sad. When he became too depressed to leave his home, a friend advised him to see a counselor and offered to drive him to his appointments.

1. Please offer your own comprehensive diagnostic assessment for the client in the case study. Include any behavioral, emotional, psychological, social and cognitive risk factors/symptomatology and duration. Also, include protective/strength factors in the case study.

2. Provide a comprehensive diagnosis based on the information documented in your assessment.

3. Differential diagnosis is the process of weighing the probability of one disorder versus that of other disorders possibly accounting for a client's illness. For this case study, what other diagnoses did you consider and why did you rule them out to provide the comprehensive diagnosis above?

4. Using the client's risk and protective factors, identify three main goals of a treatment plan including the best practice approach or evidence-based treatment for this client.

5. Discuss the sociocultural issues that influence your assessment and treatment of this case.

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